Fox News:
Defense secretary says that as soon as Obama makes his decision, troops can begin flowing into Afghanistan• 13 Killed in Homicide Bomb in West Afghanistan• No Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving • Fox News Poll: President's Approval at New Low• Majority Dislikes Obama's Policies | VIDEO. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns:
In the beginning, the Obama administration directed a spotlight toward its careful, thoughtful decision-making process on Afghanistan. National security meetings were announced, photographed and highlighted in background briefings to the media. President Obama would apply the methods of the academy to the art of war -- the (Read More)
Fox News:
Defense secretary says that as soon as Obama makes his decision, forces can begin flowing into Afghanistan • No Afghan Troop Decision Before Thanksgiving• 13 Killed in Homicide Bomb in West Afghanistan• Fox News Poll: President's Approval at New Low• Majority Dislikes Obama's Policies | VIDEO. (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
Defense secretary's wording suggested that, as expected, Obama will soon approve an increase in the already record U.S. force of 68,000 in Afghanistan. . (Read More)
World News from Times Online:
President Karzai of Afghanistan signalled the beginning of the end of foreign military intervention in his country yesterday when he pledged that Afghan security forces would take the lead in fighting the Taleban over the next three to five years. (Read More)
Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Thursday a 45-day review into whether "lapses" or gaps in military procedures may prompt a failure to identify servicemembers who pose a threat, a bid to prevent future incidents such as the mass killings at Fort Hood this month. (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured. (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
For several weeks, President Obama has been weighing whether to send as many as 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan or to scale back the war effort and focus on pursuing Al Qaeda in Pakistan. (Read More)
Top stories from Times Online:
President Hamid Karzai today signalled the beginning of the end of foreign military intervention in his country, when he pledged that Afghan security forces would take the lead in combating the Taleban over the next three to five years. (Read More)
Military Top Stories Center:
Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre, the Pentagon probably will open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile Soldiers hidden in their ranks, Defense Department officials say. (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - In Congress:
The Senate on Tuesday rejected an attempt to bar using funds from a defense spending bill to build or modify prisons in the United States to hold detainees from Guantanamo Bay, a move that suggested congressional Democrats may be lining up behind President Obama's vision for closing the military ...
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Drudge Report:
President Barack Obama said on Monday that al Qaeda remained the biggest threat to U.S. security, as his aides stepped up pressure on Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with Washington's strategy in the troubled region. He has faced criticism at home for "dithering" on the Afghan war strategy, and the political pressure (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
The deaths of 14 civilians in a rocket attack presumably aimed at military officials and local leaders underscores the inability of NATO to defeat the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
President Obama's National Security Council has taken control of all the informational briefings on the Fort Hood shooting and ordered that congressional leaders along with the chairmen and top Republicans on the relevant committees receive the briefings first, a key Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday. White House spokesman T (Read More)
Top stories from Times Online:
Gordon Brown will tonight vigorously defend Britain's mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan, warning that al-Qaeda remains the biggest threat to Britain's national security. (Read More)